Im going to take this opportunity to have a little rant.
Firstly, thanks for the apology I really do appreciate it.
When i First started as Admin I literally had NO idea of the work that goes into making HWS what it is. The two owners are absolutely tireless with their commitment and hard work and are constantly flogging themselves to make this whole thing better and better for the players, I literally had my eyes opened on day 1 to how hard this whole backroom thing is. Myself, I have put countless hours of work into trying to transform the garage into something a little more special and unique to HWS.
Thankfully there is balance between the Hate and the love, the nice comments spur you on to keep at it but the hate can be incredibly demoralising, to the point you think “why bother”. Fortunately, we’re clearly thick skinned as we’re all still here to help you guys have fun, but it would be great if folks would consider this before letting loose on the hate.
I’ll freely admit that I don’t know everything and I’m not the best ship designer in the world, but I do put thought into what I do and I do try to consider all players, not just the die hard PVP brigade. There HAS to be balance. Your point of view is clearly focused on PVP and that’s cool, but the whole point of PVP in this game is to design a ship clever enough to outwit/outlast/outmaneuver your opponents. The Garage is here to support that, not to give you an invincible tool to drive the less fortunate/wealthy out of the server. If you’re waiting for such a ship, you’ll be waiting a long time.
With ref to the incentive, its already there along with details for the submission process and the spec we’d like to see met:
Finally, you’re right, the sales do speak for themselves. In a game where ship design is prevalent and everyone is a designer, its great to see some of these ships ARE in demand and do have a place in the game. We can see what sells and what doesnt and are proactive in taking that feedback along with Player feedback (INCLUDING yours!) to make the Garage great again … 
I implore EVERYONE to submit any designs or idea’s they may have, all are considered, but I’m sticking to my guns as far as looks go, even if I have to tart them up myself 
Finally, really, whatever the feedback (providing its constructive), thank you for taking the time, it IS considered and it IS appreciated. Based on early feedback from this thread, 2 “Contract Price” (ie cheap) ships are now available on ALL of the origin Garages, on both servers … which incidentally took me all day yesterday to update … 